07-06-2009, 01:06 AM | #1 |
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| ax 10 tube chassis
i have a ax 10 and i would like to put it over to a tube chassis what is a good working and a good looking chassis also one that is not stupid expensive thank you |
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07-06-2009, 01:16 AM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vacaville, CA
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build your own. Mine cost about $30 total when i was done. You can buy some for under $100, and just swap everything over, but i personally like the challenge of building it, and figuring out measurements and angles for your suspension. Just my opinion. |
07-06-2009, 07:34 AM | #3 |
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Pretty nice buggy Tank. If you're not that skilled get a TCS Eclipse. Looks pretty cool.
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07-06-2009, 08:56 PM | #4 |
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| just curious, this may be a newb question, but how do connect all the pieces of tube? are they welded or glued or what?
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07-07-2009, 12:19 AM | #5 |
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its called brazing. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=brazing |
07-07-2009, 07:15 AM | #6 |
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wow that looks pretty good! but do the tube chassis do better than stock?
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07-07-2009, 01:47 PM | #7 |
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07-07-2009, 02:18 PM | #8 | |
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Comes with Delrin skid, body panels and hardware. | |
07-07-2009, 02:25 PM | #9 |
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very nice lookin chassis how much
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07-07-2009, 02:45 PM | #10 |
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07-07-2009, 04:34 PM | #11 |
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The R2j, chassis is top notch. Plenty of room for mounting electronics and you can't get any others out there that come with skid, panels, and hardware for that price. One extra benefit with the R2j, chassis is that you don't have to take off the body panels just to move links and skids if you want to change something. I've beat the living daylights out of mine till the paint is hardly there and have NO problems or bends in anything. All the welds and support pieces are very well thought out.
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07-07-2009, 05:02 PM | #12 |
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Although if I was going to buy a chassis now I would most likely get the R2j, but another pretty descent option is "The Edge" chassis from TCS. http://www.tcscrawlers.com/ON-SALE-1...s-p-16621.html Carl |
07-07-2009, 09:44 PM | #13 |
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those chassis look good. but i don't like that fact that they're direct replacement. Maybe 'cause i can see the chassis plates as if they were stock with some tubes coming off of them... just me opinion.
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07-07-2009, 10:33 PM | #14 |
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| Con-trair, mon-frair,,, The edge has chassis plates that mimic stock AX10 sides with the tube section attached to it. The R2j, chassis is "completely tubular man" (I've always wanted to say that.) with some mounting flats atached to them. Even the bastard jr. that's an "all tube chassis" still has mounting tabs welded to it for link mounting.
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07-07-2009, 11:25 PM | #15 |
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